Vida: I Tackle But I'm No Killer

December 2, 2011

Nemanja Vidic has talked about his role as a defender but claims he isn’t a murderer, as his song would have you believe.

“I am not a number 10, I know that,” said Vidic. “I am defender and I have to stop the other team from scoring the goal. If I play well but make one mistake, than all anyone remembers is the goal I conceded. So I have to be fully focused. I am a defender. I like to defend, it’s what I do and what I’m best at. I tackle, I tackle, I tackle. This is what a defender does – this is how I developed my whole career, and this is what the manager wants from me. I play strong, yes. I am not a dirty player and I’m not a killer, as the fans sing. I don’t want to hurt or injure anyone. I just want to win. I have to win, so I do what I have to do.”

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You buggers make me feel really old, I have faint recollections of the 74 WC, best for me were 78 because of the Dutch (No England again! hahaha) and 82 because of THAT amazing Brazil team... Totally lost interest in that fake tournament after that

King Eric - Yeah, he might spring a surprise on Italy. They can't be much cop these days, can they? Especially with a clown like Balotelli as one of their top players. What about France? Larry White and a bunch of snood-wearing pricks. They'll do nothing. Germany and Spain will piss it.

Costas - cheers. Here's a scorcher from that summer of '94: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4vmHexUX7Y& 8)

Costas - that was no cross, pal. 8) Luis Figo against us in 2003 - THAT was a cross. :x

Hey, maybe Bebe is a big Hagi fan and was trying to recreate this goal against Wolves last season; that's why whenever he got the opportunity to cross, he just blasted the ball as hard as he could... :?